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u/AttaPoll — 5 days ago
Image 1 — I’m having a few issues with “boot failure” and “recovery”
Image 2 — I’m having a few issues with “boot failure” and “recovery”

I’m having a few issues with “boot failure” and “recovery”

I just got home and when I tried to open my pc it kept me stuck on my GIGABYTE loading screen. After I restarted it I was sent to the 1st screen (not my pic because I’m trying to fix my pc as I’m writing this out). After I pressed the 2nd option I was able to open up my pc but I had trouble pressing buttons and my apps weren’t working, so I restarted it. After that I got a blue screen that said “recovery” and after I tried to press F1 it continuously flickered my PC on and off, I’m a newbie to computers and I’m in need of help

u/hoaixoai — 1 hour ago
Pre built PC recommendations
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Pre built PC recommendations

Sorry if this seems dumb but I want to get my first gaming PC and I am unfortunately not super knowledgeable about computers (I’m trying to learn 😭). This is the one I’m looking at, based on several google searches it seems like a good PC but I was hoping I could get input from someone who actually understands these sorts of things lol.

The main game I’m wanting to play on PC is Baulder’s gate 3 w/ mods though there are several others I want to try out lol. My friend also really wants me to stream w/ her so I want to make sure whatever I get will run okay to stream games on twitch.

If this PC isn’t worth it I would love to hear other suggestions if possible!!! The price listed in the pic is the max I’m able to spend though.

Tyyyyyyyyy :)

u/voidoroki — 5 hours ago
why does my computer keep crashing?

why does my computer keep crashing?

im not very smart in technology, but my computer keeps crashing randomly. first, the screen with freeze, and if i am listening to any sound or song, the song will also freeze and stop at that specific sound. the computer will then black screen and restart, closing all my apps.

sometimes it can freeze every hour or even every 10 minutes. event viewer only says "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly." or it just says "The previous system shutdown at 8:46:53 AM on ‎4/‎5/‎2026 was unexpected."

i ran memory tests and CPU GPU tests, and nothing was wrong. i tried cleaning my computer incase it was dusty. i had bought this computer in january, but within 6 hours of usage, it had crashed. this problem had been occuring since january and all of the crashes were unexpected.

my graphics card is the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT. please help

u/ImARealSoreLoser — 2 hours ago

Help Me Understand Maximum Memory Size

I'm looking at the "MINISFORUM BD775i SE Motherboard" as I have RAM "to spare" in SODIMM form and this looks like a decent base platform for a moderate gaming PC, coupled with my RAM and a good video card.

The specs say the max memory capacity is 96GB, whereas the processor max memory spec is 64GB.

Meanwhile, I have a laptop that claims it's max memory capacity is 64GB, whereas the CPU in it has a max capacity of 96GB, but I have 128GB in it, and everything is working just fine in Windows 11.

Is this spec simply an artifact of "this was the max available at the time of testing" or "this is the max we tested it with" ?

Or is there something more to it - some formula that I have yet to learn that determines the memory capacity?

Thank you for helping me to understand this better!

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u/local-rando — 2 hours ago

I Just cleaned my keyboard and my g button doesnt work now

I Just cleaned my keyboard and my g button doesnt work now my alt wasnt work too but i just clicked on it so much and it fixed

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u/Recent_Relative5909 — 5 hours ago
I think my disk is dying but im not sure  SSDPR-CX400-512-G2 : 512,1 GB
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I think my disk is dying but im not sure SSDPR-CX400-512-G2 : 512,1 GB

SSDPR-CX400-512-G2 : 512,1 GB

So anytime i go download something anywhere my computer dramaticlly slows down and mostly crashes. I changed the sata cable once and my windows was corrupted after that. Heres a ss (dont mind the theme)

dosent look too bad

gpt said it might be the motherboard cuz 2 of my ram slots dont work (i have four) and maybe the board is like weird or something. most of my pc is used like the ssd and the mobo i dont know and i need help.

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u/Bingchillini — 7 hours ago
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good RDP to connect phone with pc?

Im on cachyOS and been tinkering about connecting my phone remotely to my pc like kde connect + anydesk. due to my country anydesk is not working and im thinking about alternatives. it would be nice to get a free rdp to connect pc and phone not only via lan. also ive heard a bit about servers for rdp and i have an old pc so it might run the server for it ig. please give me any advices for programms

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u/RWthatisordinary — 9 hours ago
Create multiple zip files that are not dependent on each other?
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Create multiple zip files that are not dependent on each other?

I found exactly what you were looking for back in the days. Hope you are still interested in it. Check out this guy's Intelligent ZIP Archiver.

Struggling to send multiple independent zip files within email limits (e.g., 18 MB)?

No worries-feel free to use Yova's ZIP Archiver. It features intelligent file grouping and optional split volumes. Users can skip oversized files, preserve folder paths, and manage archiving efficiently through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.

intelligent Zip: https://github.com/yovaraj-collab/Yova-s-Zip-Archiver-using-7zip-

other development: https://github.com/yovaraj-collab

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u/SpecialWorldliness90 — 10 hours ago

My pc is making a very weird cricket sound

So I bought this pc 1-2 years ago,it just happened one - two weeks ago but it started making weird cricket sounds / bird chirping sounds and dude idk if there’s an actual cricket living inside my pc or whatever but it’s 24/7 and it’s pretty loud and annoying so idk if anyone can fix this :(

Btw the sound is in the video idk if yall can hear it tho.

u/ixqiew — 12 hours ago
Just built pc, pc is on but keyboard, monitor, and mouse are not

Just built pc, pc is on but keyboard, monitor, and mouse are not

I just finished building my first pc and everything is connected and on in the pc but the monitor, keyboard, and mouse aren’t working, is there anything you think I’m missing or doing wrong?

u/KatVald — 10 hours ago

Pc crashing with no bsods

Ever since I upgraded to am5, my pc system has been suddenly lagging, freezing, and then shutting down after a few minutes of intensive gaming, longer if the game is less intensive.

This never happened on my previous system, which had weaker components and the same amount of ram. I have downloaded hwin64 and have noticed no thermal issues at all across every sensor I have for every component I have. I have uninstalled and reinstalled drivers plenty of times.

Here’s what happens:

The audio glitches along with the frames right before crashing

Even when turning off instant restarts, no blue screen appears

It is a 41 kernel power error, but there is no problem with the psu, the circuit, or a power strip. (I have tested these things and replaced my 650w psu with an 850w one.

The cpu util spikes right before crashing (100%) while in task manager, the usage appears to come from random things when first opening the task manager window, eg task manager itself showing 60 percent cpu utilization or something crazy like that.

pc:

msi b850 mb

7500x3d

1x16gb gskill ddr5

rx6700xt

512gb western digital ssd and two external Samsung ssds

very good airflow

Sama B ranked 850w gold psu (previously thermaltake 650w psu)

If anyone has any idea of what the issue is and gives me the answer that resolves my issue I will be sooooo grateful. I have spent the last week spending zero time actually enjoying my games and at least a dozen hours troubleshooting. please help before I go insane!

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u/Smart_Manager_1394 — 10 hours ago
HELP!!
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HELP!!

ASRock PC won’t boot after Boot Override — USB BIOS flash not working”

Body:

“Here’s what happened with my ASRock PC:

•	I was updating Windows, went to sleep, and when I woke up, the screen was stuck on Boot Override.

•	Every time I tried to continue or connect, it just looped back to Boot Override.

•	I went into the ASRock BIOS, tried Boot Override there, and when I booted it, it made weird sounds and then shut off.

•	After that, the PC screen won’t turn on, and my keyboard and mouse aren’t recognized.

I’ve tried:

•	Resetting the RAM

•	Unplugging and powering it off

•	Using a USB for BIOS flash (it doesn’t work)

Not sure if it’s a BIOS, CPU, RAM, or motherboard issue. Any advice for safely fixing this at home,

u/Sad-Comment3774 — 16 hours ago
Guys, why does my wifi say "cant connect to this network"

Guys, why does my wifi say "cant connect to this network"

so when i try to connect to my network it says cant connect to this network

u/effectivepunch3 — 16 hours ago
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PC lags horrifically whenever I open a game

So I bought an MSI Katana gaming laptop about 3 years ago. After a while it ran into issues where if it was slightly nudged or moved it would shut off and wouldn’t turn back on. I figured out if removed and re-inputted the ram (2 sticks of 8GB) then it would fix for a while.

So I’ve done that a lot, the day before yesterday I did it again but now my pc games run at about 4 frames each second. The mouse movement is fine though, like my mouse is still using a normal amount of frames when I’ve loaded into a game.

So does anyone have any ideas how to fix this? I’d rather not take it to a shop obviously, but if I have to then I will. Any help is appreciated, thank .

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u/Commercial_Ear_9925 — 19 hours ago

Aorus 5 SE4

Aorus 5 SE4

Aorus 5 SE4 I was able to get it to the charging indicator lights up, but as soon as I press the power button, it stops glowing. To do this, you need to remove the battery for 5 Minutes the backlight doesn't light up, the fans don't spin, it makes no sounds, and it doesn't transmit a picture via HDMI.

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u/RoyalIndividual2007 — 22 hours ago
I recently updated my HP Victus laptop and now it's stucked on Firmware update loop.

I recently updated my HP Victus laptop and now it's stucked on Firmware update loop.

Even after I updated the BIOS from a USB, it still didn't work. It showed that the BIOS update was complete and restarted, but then it just went back to the same firmware update screen.

u/Amanfromfuture — 22 hours ago
How to fix 404 "Forbidden" page?

How to fix 404 "Forbidden" page?

Hi, I've had this issue all day. Every other page on the site works, but as soon as I click "sign in", it automatically takes me here without even loading the login screen. It does it on Incognito too. I am able to access the account on my phone (and even in Incognito), and it works just fine. I've tried nearly every workaround. It's been about 9 hours. Could anybody help?

u/CECFan89 — 23 hours ago
Week